switchinglogfilehandlers 0.0.3

A collection of switching log file handlers

switchinglogfilehandlers

A collection of switching log file handlers for the Python logging system. Unlike the rotating log file handlers in the Python core which always write to a file with a fixed name and peridically rename that, these handlers always open a new file with a unique name - old files will never be renamed.

TimedSwitchingFileHandler

This file handler starts a new file at regular intervals, comparable to the TimedRotatingFileHandler.

TimeoutSwitchingFileHandler

This file handler automatically closes the log file after a period of inactivity (or after the file has been open for some time whichever comes first) and then opens a new file at the next emit.

This is useful for long-running processes where short periods of activity alternate with periods of inactivity. Log switchse will typically occur during inactivity, so each log file will include one complete active period. Also, since the log files are closed, they can be safely compressed or removed.